Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. In this book Jacob Aagaard identifiesthe key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. In Excelling at Chess, he includes chapters on when to calculate,how to evaluate positions, how to study theory, how to study the endgame and when to force the position.Anyone who follows the advice in this book cannot fail to improve their feel for the game.